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Alumni Association Elects New Board

February 23, 2011

On February 16, 2011, the U.S. Embassy hosted a meeting for the newly elected board members of the Mongolian Association of State Alumni, also known as Ambassadors for Development.  During this meeting Board member Mr. Jargalsaikhan, CEO of the XAC Leasing and a 2002 USAID Exchange program alumnus was elected as the Board Chair and President and Ms. Gantuya, Director of Business Development at Tavan Bogd Group and a 2005 Fulbright alumna, was elected as the association’s Vice President.  The new board of the association consists of 15 alumni representing various exchanges programs such as Fulbright, Humphrey, IVLP, Ugrad, Iowa Writers’ Program and USAID Masters’ programs.
  
The Embassy’s Public Affairs Officer Marissa Maurer opened the meeting by thanking the previous President and the board members for their commitment and efforts for the association and wished the new board success and invited them to collaborate with the Embassy for its future activities.  During the course of the meeting, the new board also discussed the main course of the association’s activities and the majority of the board decided that it is best for the association to focus on making a difference in one sector, rather than go into many different fields.  Given the association‘s previous experience in the disability field, it was agreed that the association should continue to pursue this field and work to create an inclusive society in Mongolia.  For “equal opportunity for everyone” is what all of our the alumni see and experience in the U.S. as result of their various programs and what they as alumni should strive to bring to their country.
Although, all the board members have busy full-time jobs, they are willing and enthusiastic to contribute their time and effort to the development of the association and its activities. This meeting was a result and a follow up of the Embassy’s first national alumni conference in January and the Embassy congratulates the 15 alumni for their nomination and confirmation as board members and looks forward to working together for future alumni activities.

List of alumni association's board members:

  1. Jargalsaikhan.D, CEO, XAC Leasing, USAID Masters' Program, 2011-2013 President of the Mongolian Association of State Alumni (MASA)
  2. Gantuya, Director, Business Development Department, Tavan Bogd, Fulbright alumna, 2011-2013 Vice President of MASA
  3. Enkh-Amgalan, Vice President; Corporate Development Director, Energy Resources, Fulbright alumnus
  4. Oyungerel, President, Democratic Women’s Union, Fulbright alumna
  5. Ayurzana, freelance writer/poet, Iowa Writers Program alumnus
  6. Delgerbayar, Director, Department of Strategic Planning, Legal Affairs and International cooperation, Customs General Administration, IVLP alumnus
  7. Odontsetseg.D.Brown, Oyutolgoi Health Advisory Team Leader, Humphrey alumna
  8. Khongorzul, Senior Lecturer, NUM, Fulbright alumna
  9. Uyanga Bazaa, PR Specialist, Education Channel TV, Fulbright alumna
  10. Odontuya, HR Director, New Com Company, Fulbright alumna
  11. Altantsetseg, Former International Relations Specialist, NUM, PhD student, Wageningen, Holland, Humphrey alumna
  12. Munkh-Orgil, Student, School of Linguistics, NUM, Ugrad alumnus
  13. Batbold, Advisor, Erdnes MGL, Fulbright alumnus
  14. Bayasgalan, Exploration Manager, Tethys Mining, Humphrey alumnus
  15. Boldkhuu, Deputy Director, Fuel Policy, Ministry of Mining and Mineral Resources and Energy, IVLP alumnus